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ὀφρῦςStrong’s G3790ophrus
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ophrus is the Greek word usually translated “brow”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.”
Meaning
Usually translated “brow”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- brow 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ὀφρῦς ophrus · brow
ὀφρύς -ύος, ἡ [in LXX: Lev.14:9 (עַיִן גַב) * ;] an eyebrow, the brow of a hill: Luk.4:29.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “brow” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BROW, noun
[Latin palpebra.. It is probably contracted from brg, and signifies an edge, border or projection.]
- The prominent ridge over the eye, forming an arch above the orbit.
- The hair that covers the brow forming an arch, called the eye brow
- The forehead.
- The edge of a steep place, as the brink of a river or precipice; as the brow of a hill.
All definitions and other forms of “brow”
- A fringe of coppice, adjoining to the hedge of a field.
BROW, verb transitive
To bound; to limit; to form the edge or border of.
BROWN'-ANTLER, noun
[brow and antler.]
The first start that grows on a deer's head.
- The branch of a deer's horn next the tail.
BROW'-BEAT, verb intransitive
[brow and beat.]
To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; or in general to bear down by impudence.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.